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Talent is evenly distributed but opportunity is not!The Youth Renewal Fund is addressing this by providing innovative programs to schools in Israel’s lowest income communities. We're changing the lives of Israelis through education.
Paul Schnell
President
There is a staggering gap in Israel between the rich and the poor, and it is our mission, to use education as a form of social mobility, to close this gap.
Sam Katz
Executive Committee Member
When students of any background are provided with innovative educational opportunities, coupled with dedicated teachers and appropriate resources, anything is possible.The Youth Renewal Fund creates this unique environment for all our students every day.
Rob Schwartz
Executive Committee Member
Our students dream big. They want to be dancers, astronauts and entrepreneurs. Darca gives them the tools to have these dreams and helps them unlock their potential to do so.
Sam Camens
Board Member & Co-President, Junior Board
The Youth Renewal Fund is changing the lives of thousands of Israeli students while setting a new standard for education in the country.
Randye Kwait
Executive Committee Member
"Our efforts have verified the belief that when students are provided equivalent educational resources as the wealthiest segments of society they too flourish."
Dr. Gil Pereg, YRF CEO
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The Bagrut certificate is a prerequisite for higher education in Israel. In Israel, acceptance into elite military units, academic studies, and employment are heavily influenced by receipt of a Bagrut certificate and the Bagrut scores achieved.
LATEST NEWS
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Apr
Apollo Co-Founder Taps Private Equity Playbook for Educational Nonprofit
Marc Rowan, co-founder of global private-equity firm Apollo Global Management , spent decades buying companies with an eye toward improving them with new capital, leadership, accountability and operating strategies. He used a similar strategy to shape a charity that seeks to improve educational access and social mobility in Israel. Mr. Rowan credits a strong education
24
Feb
Education reform through a private equity lens
The industry’s value-creating model can help schools prepare the next generation of critical thinkers and innovators. Prior to the pandemic, one of the biggest inhibitors to growth was the availability of qualified candidates. The US economy had reached “full employment”, while the unemployment rate in the UK hit its lowest level since 1975. But at
18
Nov
Darca: setting high education goals across Israel
As the matriculation rate of Israeli high school students drops to 50 percent, Dr. Gil Pereg, CEO of the Darca school network warned that “this number is not sustainable for a society,” causing a stir at last month’s Jerusalem Post Conference, where he made his comments. Pereg was referring to the low percentage of high school
17
Oct
Israeli school system suffering from ‘major leadership crisis’
Israel is experiencing a substantial shortage of excellent principals and talented leaders to run its schools in the future, according to Darca Schools CEO Dr. Gil Pereg. “I believe that the quality of a nation cannot exceed the quality of its school leaders and we are in a major leadership crisis,” Pereg said. He was
16
Oct
Israeli Entrepreneurs Fixing the Education System
A wonderful article to kick-off the Jewish New Year from Israeli news source Channel 20 focusing on the prominent Israeli entrepreneurs who have been extremely moved by the work here at Darca. As a result, many are now partnering with Darca in recent years as private benefactors, aligning themselves with Darca’s cause. The article highlights
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